Ochotona

Small mammals and rodents such as collard pika (Occhotona rufescens), Royle's pika (Ochotona roylei), stone marten (Martes foina), migratory hamster (Cricetulus migratorius), and three sand rat species are spread widely.

Sulaiman Range alpine meadows 2008

In general, their most common prey consists of wild sheep and goats but also includes pikas (Ochotona spp.), hares (Lepus spp.), and gamebirds (chukar partridge and snowcocks).

Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe 2008

Like other regions of the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia, large carnivores (snow leopards, brown bears, wolves and lynx) also occur here at low density, supported in part by their smaller prey species like Tibetan woolly hares (Lepus oiostolus), Himalayan marmots (Marmota himalayana) and black-lipped pika (Ochotona curzoniae).

Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe 2008

Characteristic species found in alpine meadows include Rocky mountain goat Oreamos americanus, bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis, northern pika Ochotona princeps and hoary marmot Marmota caligata.

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Canada 2008

The Helanshan pika (Ochotona argentata) is a critically endangered, endemic species that has been placed on the IUCN Red List for lagomorphs.

Helanshan montane conifer forests 2008

More than 230 mammal species inhabit the hotspot, although only five are endemic, including the Gaoligong pika (Ochotona gaoligongensis) and Chinese dormouse (Dryomys sichuanensis, EN), the latter known only from the Wanglang Nature Reserve.

Biological diversity in the mountains of Southwest China 2008

Mammals include the Gaoligong pika (Ochotona gaoligonensis) and the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti).

Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests 2008

A single endemic mammal, Kozlov's pika (Ochotona koslowi) is found in this ecoregion.

North Tibetan Plateau-Kunlun Mountains alpine desert 2008

Dramatic decline of the threatened Ili pika Ochotona iliensis (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) in Xinjiang, China.

Biological diversity in the mountains of Central Asia 2008

Smaller mammals include short-tailed mole Talpa micrura, Tibetan water shrew Nectogale elegans, Himalayan water shrew Chimarrogale himalayica, bobak marmot Marmota bobak, Royle's pika Ochotona roylei, woolly hare Lepus oiostolus, rat Rattus sp. and house mouse Mus musculus.

Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal 2008